Rome & Jewel
2008-02-22 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 3.6
This modernization of Shakespear's tragic love story Romeo and Juliette is set in Los Angeles against a backdrop of inter-racial romance.
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- Charles T. Kanganis
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- Released
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Nate ParkerRome
Lindsey HaunJewel
Allen MaldonadoMercury
Elijah KelleyBen
John RubinsteinMayor Capps
Cleavant DerricksReverend Q
Gregory SiffTy
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